Butterscotch Maple Walnut Three Layer Pie

Name: Butterscotch Maple Walnut Three Layer Pie
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 3 Tbsps brown sugar; 2 Tbsps cornstarch; 227 grams package cream cheese (softened); 118 milliliters dark brown sugar (packed); 1 large egg yolk; 355 milliliters finely ground graham crackers; 237 milliliters half-and-half; 1 pint heavy cream; 118 milliliters Grade B Maple Syrup; 0 teaspoons salt; 4 Tbsps confectioners sugar; 118 milliliters sweetened condensed milk; 1 Tbsps unsalted butter (softened); 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon black walnut extract; 2 Tbsps ground walnuts

One serving contains 642 calories, 7g of protein, and 40g of fat. This recipe serves 8. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 2 hours. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. Head to the store and pick up heavy cream, brown sugar, salt, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

For the Crust: Pulse graham crackers, walnuts, and brown sugar in food processor until ground into a fine crumb, 10 to 12 short pulses.

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Graham Crackers

Brown Sugar

Walnuts

Crust

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Food Processor

Place dry mixture in a large bowl. Folding with a rubber spatula, slowly add melted butter and continue folding until evenly moistened.

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Butter

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Spatula

Bowl

Press mixture into bottom of pie dish (using plastic gloves prevents sticking to hands), covering the bottom and sides. Refrigerate crust for thirty minutes. Adjust oven rack to center position and preheat oven to 350°F.

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Crust

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Pie Form

Oven

Bake empty crust until golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes.

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Crust

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Oven

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Baked Filling: For the baked filling, in a small saucepan, combine brown sugar, cornstarch, salt, and half-and-half over medium heat. Stir until it begins to thicken, 7 to 8 minutes, then add egg yolk, stirring until mixture is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon.

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Brown Sugar

Corn Starch

Egg Yolk

Salt

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Sauce Pan

Remove from heat, add butter and vanilla, stirring continuously until completely combined.

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Vanilla

Butter

Pour into pie shell.

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Pie Crust

Bake at 350°F for until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 15 minutes.

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Toothpicks

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Let cool for one hour.

For the Chilled Filling: using an electric hand mixer, whisk softened cream cheese, condensed milk, maple syrup, and vanilla extract in large bowl until combined and smooth.

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Vanilla Extract

Sweetened Condensed Milk

Cream Cheese

Maple Syrup

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Hand Mixer

Whisk

Bowl

Pour over cooled baked layer and smooth top. Cover and chill for at least an hour.

For the Whipped Cream: using an electric hand mixer, whip heavy cream until very thick, gradually adding the powdered sugar one tablespoon at a time and walnut extract until cream forms stiff peaks.

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Powdered Sugar